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I just bought a kawasaki Z125, I own a Grom as well.
Here are just a few of my thoughts.
The Z125 is seriously a better bike all the way around. The bike is much more agile as well. I have been riding it around town.
There is definitely less vibrations coming from the Z125 than the Grom. Suspension is waaaay better on the Z125.
The biggest thing that I believe makes the difference between the two bikes is the tires. I am so much more confident on the Z125 than I am on the Grom. I can lean without worrying while on the Grom lowsiding is on the back of my mind. I will be replacing the tires soon plus I have new rear sets on my Grom.
The cool thing about the Z125 is that I feel like I dont have to spend anywhere near as much money to get the bike working the way I want to, intake, exhaust, tune and maybe different rates to fine tune my suspension for racing but thats about it, heck even the bars, I feel like I can keep them stock (it looks as if its already as low as it can be, I feel as if there would be some interference with a lower bar whether it be the tank or my knees).
On the Grom I have already replaced the rear shocks, as well as the front fork internals just to have it ride proper. I have also had to replace the clutch cover so that I can have an oil filter, and rear sets just so that I can take a corner without bottoming out my pegs.
It may be lower on power but it doesnt feel like it at all, in fact because of the gearing it should be quicker around a track than a Grom.
Next track day I will be taking the Z125.
Here are just a few of my thoughts.
The Z125 is seriously a better bike all the way around. The bike is much more agile as well. I have been riding it around town.
There is definitely less vibrations coming from the Z125 than the Grom. Suspension is waaaay better on the Z125.
The biggest thing that I believe makes the difference between the two bikes is the tires. I am so much more confident on the Z125 than I am on the Grom. I can lean without worrying while on the Grom lowsiding is on the back of my mind. I will be replacing the tires soon plus I have new rear sets on my Grom.
The cool thing about the Z125 is that I feel like I dont have to spend anywhere near as much money to get the bike working the way I want to, intake, exhaust, tune and maybe different rates to fine tune my suspension for racing but thats about it, heck even the bars, I feel like I can keep them stock (it looks as if its already as low as it can be, I feel as if there would be some interference with a lower bar whether it be the tank or my knees).
On the Grom I have already replaced the rear shocks, as well as the front fork internals just to have it ride proper. I have also had to replace the clutch cover so that I can have an oil filter, and rear sets just so that I can take a corner without bottoming out my pegs.
It may be lower on power but it doesnt feel like it at all, in fact because of the gearing it should be quicker around a track than a Grom.
Next track day I will be taking the Z125.